Not so long ago… in not a far away land, was this writer that had no motivation.
Yes it was me! Has been me! WHO am I fooling? It’s a part of me. I have used every excuse in the book to not face writing, not because of the simple fact of writing. No, editing. Writing is really just the fun part. Editing is facing the hard truth. Plot Holes for days! Is all I see. I like to call them Pot holes cuz we drive over and around them. Even take the long way to just avoid them. Yes POT HOLES of writing. Yuck! Fixing them isn’t always easy. It has stopped me from finishing this darn book! Come on Seven Years…. thanks to those squirrelly pot holes. In a weird way I’m glad its taken this long. For I know more about my book than I ever thought I could.
But… having a lack of motivation is a monster in its self for just about everything. Sometimes tho its the small things (Read my old post about the small things.) This weekend it was just that. FLOWER POWER to the rescue! My husband took me to a plant store and I wasn’t intending to get anything just look around. I found a few things I liked and some flower pots that matched my old typewriter. (Shut the front door and take my money moment) I have plants in my office now.
Earlier I was thinking of why I didn’t want to work in my office space. Was it the litter box? Was it boring cuz no TV to distract myself? Was it just in need of some cleaning? SO the night all this was running through my head, I was up at 3:30am cleaning my office. After adding the plants, now it needs candles, now I want a new office chair, and now it needs something else to distract me! Okay Honey lets go shopping! Is what my heart says. My mind tho is more like “umm will all these new things work to get you to WORK??” To be honest…. it did work, I think it does help. What? no way, yes way! I’m in my office right now and it doesn’t feel like a punishment!
Key moment (The FLOWER POWER) Make your work space clean, uncluttered or filled with things that bring you joy. It was simple. I try do this at my Night Job?? Fun side story: I’ve been watering- taking care of a coworkers plant in his office and still to this day I don’t think he knows I’m the reason his plant isn’t dead yet… haha! Ive even been thinking of re-poting it, give the poor plant some fresh dirt and room to grow. But it isn’t mine to take care of. It’s not my office.
BUT I have an office here at home….WHY haven’t I done this with my office space? Adding Plants? Making it cozy? So the TV can learn to miss me. Okay I will miss TV too but its a love/hate relationship. I love having the escape but I pay for it later in lost writing/editing time! Not cool and it haunts me to no end!
So buy the plants, flowers, Candles, and maybe the new office chair with more pillows and blankets! Make your space a gateway space for your alone time. Your motivation TIME!!